This Life

always and forever

[gpaulson09]

Neighborhood Watch. 👀🚨🔍 #sunnydays #enjoyinlife #friends #budgie #budgielife https://www.instagram.com/p/BtNNu-NF-2JM114Y8aEKRDTJMvzBvwnF5v8eCE0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=107kkzck53v8q

[gpaulson09]

🤣🤣🤣 #regram #thisisreallife #laughfortheday #cracksmeupeverytime

[gpaulson09]

Eleven years ago music filled our souls, connected us beyond our dreams and our love story began. 🎼❤️🎸 #rhcp #stadiumarcadium #charlie #loversandfriends #alwaysandforever

[tymihoward]

Cry! Yes cry. The heart is breaking open and washing the Spirit clean! The beauty of our tears is that we don’t need to know why, just cry. Allow the saltwater to heal the body, mind and spirit… Tears are our internal ocean. Let the waves of emotion surf through you, not overpowering, simply guiding your breath. Breathe, release, breathe, release, and cry. Tears of joy, sadness, fear, surrender, relief, pain, whatever arises release and allow the heart to become unstruck! Cry! Yes cry, let your heart break open and wash you spirit clean…. Live, Laugh, Love photo by @joshletchworthphotography~<3 #tymihoward #guruvyoga #yoga #yogagirl #yogagram #beach #beachyoga #meditation #manifestdaily #aimtrue #yogaeverydamnday #bendyyogisflow #bhaktifest @wanderlustfestival (at Guruv Yoga)

[gpaulson09]

Reminder.

[gpaulson09]

Getting Healthy

I have had the worst habits when it comes to my health. All in the name of “you are living for today” which is great. But, not when jeans are getting tighter and your feeling sluggish and like a lump.

I want to admit that I have been awful to myself. That each day is a new day and it’s going to take babysteps to get myself back into shape.

Step 1: Drink more water/ drink less soda

Step 2: Walk Miura/ days off and closing work days

Step 3: Stop eating out/ after celebrating w Family no eating out...no mall snacks...no dr.pepper runs

Now to start Step 1

I will get myself back into shape and feeling better about myself.

[gpaulson09]

Days off with my family. ❤️ #finallynotfreezing #loversandfriends #babygirl #alwaystennisball #sundayfunday #texaslife

[gpaulson09]

Prayer

I believed in prayer and the power of it because I knew and saw it’s miracles.

My Dad always said he prayed for girls. He wanted to have girls so bad. He was the youngest of 5 boys. On top he was an identical twin.

Always knowing my Dad prayed for me and actually got me made me feel that anything was possible.

[gpaulson09]

[gpaulson09]

What do you think?

[gpaulson09]

#love #soulmates

[lazyyogi]

How do you meditate?

Set a timer. 15-30 minutes is a good starting point. If you really can’t handle that, go with 10 minutes. 

Sit down and close your eyes. I sit cross-legged in an armchair. You can sit normally in a chair or be lying down on the floor. Most any position is acceptable. The only requirements are that your body is relaxed and your mind is awake. No falling asleep!

Focus your attention and sight in the space between your eyebrows. Meditation uses a focal point such as that space or your breath or a mantra. Try out different focal points for two weeks at a time until you find something that suits you. 

Do not actively think or imagine anything. There is a difference between thinking and having thoughts pop up. Don’t engage in thinking. Thoughts will pop up. Don’t engage them by pushing them away or analyzing them. 

If you lose your focus just bring it back to the focal point. It is okay if you suddenly find that you have wandered down a train of thought. Recognizing that when it happens is part of the meditation training. Bringing your attention back, taking a breath, and letting it go is all you need to do. 

Don’t get up until the timer goes off. All sorts of difficult emotions and thoughts might arise. That is normal. Meditation cleans a lot of junk out of our mind-body. Before it is cleared away, it often comes to the surface. Let the process happen. You are safe. 

This is the technique taught to me by my guru and it is called Jangama Dhyana. You can read more about it on the meditation page of my blog. 

Try it out. If you have any further questions along the way, let me know!

Namaste :) Much love. 

[gpaulson09]

I ❤ my little family. #mylife #mcm #ilovehim #alwaysandforever #babygirl #startingnewbeginnings #newgoals #newhopes

[gpaulson09]

New Normal. #quietmornings #myreality #griefquotes

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[petrichorals]

How do you stay motivated?

Motivation is a fickle bitch. Don’t expect motivation. You don’t stay motivated; you work through the periods of exhaustion and disinterest with relentless discipline and enjoy the moments of motivation when they come, ride the wave, and then struggle through the depths again.

(Habit, not motivation, should be your best friend. Routine, persistence, patience.)

[gpaulson09]

Mornings by myself...

My mornings are usually the worst. I wake up everyday and have to remember that my Daddy is gone. By the end of the day I am used to the idea that becomes fact. I fall asleep remembering happy memories of growing up and what I miss the most. Mornings happen and I want to just fall back to sleep and go back to my silence. I don’t want to wake to face the day.

I remember mornings having cheerios or frosted flakes with my Dad and then crawling back into bed with my mom. I was little. My mom liked to sleep in and when there was no school the house was shut down until 10 am. My Dad would kiss us goodbye every morning before he went to work. As I got older I would get scared with his creeping steps and shadows. He would say “it’s me! i love you” and kiss my forehead. I’d lay down and before I was adjusted back he was swiftly up the stairs and to the door outside.

The night he died he came to me in my dreams. I felt a kiss and as I woke up I told him I would see him later. In the moment I was in my old room at my parents he was as I remember living there. I woke up at 3 am. His time of death was 3 am. He gave me the best gift for that memory after the year we had together. I will never forget that moment. Every night as I drift to sleep I hope he comes to visit me again...just for one last moment...

[gpaulson09]

"Do you want me to show up for duty and -Serve this woman and honor her beauty and -Finally you have found something perfect and -Finally you have found...Yourself...With me, will you, agree, to take This man, into your world -And now, -We are as one" 🎶🌶🎶-Hard to Concentrate #RHCP #takemeback #anotherperfectnight #avoidingadulthood #lovehim #bestfriends #alwaysandforever